Yossi cohen

Former Mossad chief calls Saudi Crown Prince 'not a mature enough person' at Taglit conference

Cohen also praised the cooperation between Israel and the United States in confronting Iran, describing it as something he and others "always wanted to see."

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen at a Taglit conference, November 2, 2026.
A new appointment. Yossi Cohen.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen appointed president of Quantum X Labs advisory board

Yossi Cohen.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen takes on new role at Japanese investment firm

 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Ex-spy chief Cohen says Mossad ‘toured’ Fordow many times, bombing was ‘fulfillment of all dreams'


Netanyahu must keep from politicizing the Mossad

Democracy functions best when civilians are in charge and when there are checks and balances on the power of individuals.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Head of Mossad Yossi Cohen

Mossad chief Yossi Cohen denies political ties with Netanyahu, Likud

The spymaster responded that he has no partisan connections and that his sole role is Israel’s security, regardless of who happens to sit in the prime minister’s chair.

Mossad director Joseph (Yossi) Cohen attends a cybersecurity conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 25, 2019

Mossad head accused of promising loyalty to Netanyahu in 2013 - report

The allegations were made by businessman Arnon Milchan and his assistant Hadas Klein as part of their testimonies in Netanyahu's ongoing criminal trial.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Head of Mossad Yossi Cohen

Who is Bibi's Iran project manager - Yossi Cohen or Meir Ben Shabbat? -analysis

Whatever Biden’s timeline is for moving forward on the Iran issue – be it before Tehran’s June elections or at a later date – the identity of the Israeli emissary has become clouded as time goes by.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran at the weekly cabinet meeting

Sullivan, Ben-Shabbat holding dialogue on Iran

The officials agreed to continue to discuss the matter during a phone call on Thursday, their second since US President Joe Biden’s inauguration last month.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL head Meir Ben-Shabbat attends a state audit committee meeting at the Knesset in 2018

Exceptional Mossad employees honored in Hanukkah ceremony by PM, president

This year's selections included 12 Mossad employees - "the best of the best," Rivlin called them.

President Reuven Rivlin and Mossad Director Yossi Cohen light Hanukkah candles during a ceremony honoring exceptional Mossad employees, Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

Netanyahu to appoint deputy Mossad head as next Mossad Director

"D" will replace Yossi Cohen as the next director of the Mossad in June 2021.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Netanyahu meets Saudi crown prince MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia

The plane returned to Israel after only a few hours.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Mossad head’s short-term extension points to politics, not Iran

Cohen was due to finish a five-year term in January 2021, and has now been extended through June 2021.

Yossi Cohen

PM extends Mossad chief tenure by 6 months

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said that Cohen’s tenure would be extended from January 2021 to June 2021.

Mossad head Yossi Cohen marks the agency's ending its coronavirus-related activity